Can we expect FOX to want a running clock today?

OKLAHOMA CITY — The programmers at FOX likely will be sweating bullets about 7 p.m. CT tonight.

The delay of the start of the Oklahoma-Texas kickoff has been pushed back about 70 minutes. We’ll have a scheduled 3:46 kickoff.

One problem for FOX is that they have a pretty big baseball game that’s supposed to start shortly after 7 p.m. tonight with Game 3 of the World Series as Boston faces St. Louis.

Major League Baseball hasn’t been shown to be the most easy people to work with. Remember, they wouldn’t let the Baltimore Ravens make a big deal out of their first game this season because the Baltimore Orioles had scheduling priority to play at the same time.

So there’s no telling if they would make accomodations for an exciting college football game this afternoon. Particularly one that figures to feature a lot of passes whistling through the air.

With the scheduled kickoff at 3:46 p.m., OU’s average game has taken 3 hours and 21 minutes. That would take them exactly to the scheduled 7:07 p.m. first pitch in St. Louis.

Tech’s games have taken 3 hours and 41 minutes as new coach Kliff Kingsbury likes a fast-paced attack that crams a lot of action into the 60 minutes. His games have averaged 3 hours and 41 minutes.

So would FOX try to make this game move as quickly as possible?

We’ll have to wait and see. But I’m wondering if they would have the audacity to ask for a running clock late in the game?